Add DRAFT Watermark to PDF
A preset of Add Watermark to PDF
Stamp DRAFT diagonally across every page so nobody mistakes a work in progress for the final version. Preset to a 45° angle at 25% opacity — visible at a glance, still readable underneath.
- Files never leave your device
- Free, no signup
- No watermarks
- Works offline once loaded
How to add watermark to pdf
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Add your PDF
Drop the document onto the page.
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Set the watermark
Type the text and adjust size, opacity, angle and position.
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Download
The watermark is drawn onto every page of the saved file.
Why DRAFT specifically needs stating on the page
A document circulated for feedback or review carries a real risk of being treated as final by anyone who receives it without context — forwarded further, filed as though it were approved, or acted on as though the numbers, terms or dates in it were settled. Stamping DRAFT directly onto every page removes any ambiguity at the point someone is actually reading it, rather than relying on an email subject line or a conversation that may not travel with the file to everyone who eventually opens it. Because the file itself carries the label rather than the channel it was sent through, the warning survives being forwarded, printed, or opened months later with no memory of the original context.
Version control without a version-control system
For anyone iterating on a document without a formal review system in place, a DRAFT watermark combined with a version number in the file name — `proposal-draft-v3.pdf` — is a low-effort substitute for real version control: each iteration is unambiguously marked as not-yet-final both in its name and, more durably, in the document itself, right up until a final pass removes the watermark and produces the version actually meant to be treated as approved. The file name alone is easy to lose the moment the document is saved elsewhere or emailed onward; the watermark travels with the content and cannot be dropped by accident.
Frequently asked questions
Does the tool add its own branding?
No. The only text on your pages is the text you type. Many free PDF tools stamp their own logo onto the output and charge to remove it — this one has nothing to sell you.
Can the watermark be removed by someone else?
Yes, with effort. A text watermark is drawn as page content, so anyone with a PDF editor can delete it. It communicates status — "this is a draft", "do not distribute" — it does not enforce anything. Treat it as a label, not a security control.
Will it cover the text underneath?
Not at the default opacity of 25%, which sits visibly over the page while leaving it readable. Raising it above roughly 50% starts to interfere with reading, especially over dense text.
Which characters are supported?
The standard Latin set. Accented characters, Cyrillic, Greek and CJK need an embedded font, which the built-in PDF fonts do not provide — those characters are rejected with a clear message rather than silently dropped.
Is my document uploaded?
No. It is parsed and rewritten in your browser. That matters here more than most: the documents people watermark are usually the confidential ones.
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